Heavy defeats in the first two Tests, at Headingley and Lord's, prompted the Pakistan Cricket Board to send seven players home before the tour was finished, with head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling chief Umar Gul sacked from their posts as well.

Mushtaq, who is currently working as Bangladesh's spin-bowling coach, said the lack of job security and what he described as emotional decision-making within the PCB are major concerns for him.

“South Africa lost to Namibia, India lost to Ireland. At least check there, has cricket finished there?” Naqvi said.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced sweeping changes on Monday after England secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series. Red-ball head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed was removed after just a few months in the role and replaced by white-ball coach Mike Hesson, while Australian Ashley Noffke took over from bowling coach Umar Gul.

Mohsin Naqvi, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), is set to attend the first day of the opening Test of the two-match series between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sources confirmed.

Pakistan are scheduled to arrive on March 9 to play three ODIs, beginning March 11 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

Prices of flights and hotel bookings to Colombo, Sri Lanka, have soared as thousands of fans flock to the city to watch India play Pakistan on Sunday in cricket's Twenty20 World Cup.

The outcome of the tripartite discussions between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), International Cricket Council (ICC) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in Lahore on Sunday is yet to be officially disclosed, but speculation over it have run amok yesterday, completely overshadowing Pakistan’s bid for revenge against the USA in an ICC T20 World Cup match today.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) issued a press release on Monday night, referring to the outcomes of a tripartite meeting involving the world governing body, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), held over the last two days in Lahore.

During a meeting with ICC officials at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi outlined the conditions.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul has reportedly flown to Pakistan early on Sunday morning to attend an emergency virtual meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) over Pakistan's boycott of the India-Pakistan World Cup match on February 15.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Mohsin Naqvi on Monday said he had briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the “International Cricket Council (ICC) matter”, adding that a final decision would be taken either on Friday or next Monday.

The ICC has scheduled a Board meeting for Wednesday to discuss the BCB’s request to move Bangladesh’s matches to Sri Lanka over security concerns in India.

Just days after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was forced to take over Chattogram Royals in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a similar and equally rare development has unfolded in franchise cricket, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) set to operate Pakistan Super League (PSL) side Multan Sultans from the upcoming season.

Shadab Khan, 27, returns after missing a significant portion of Pakistan’s cricket since June because of a shoulder injury.

Pakistan are scheduled to tour Bangladesh in March–April 2026 for a full series comprising two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is.

"I want us to win the 2026 T20 World Cup and then the 2027 ODI World Cup. Winning both World Cups is my dream; if it happens, I will be very happy,” said Salman, Pakistan’s T20I captain, on a podcast for the Pakistan Cricket Board.

The 13th edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup has seen an unusual casualty list -- not of players, but of matches.

The ongoing impasse over the Asia Cup trophy -- which India declined to collect during last month’s closing ceremony due to heightened tensions with Pakistan -- remains unresolved.

Shaheen previously led Pakistan in five Twenty20 internationals in New Zealand in January last year but was relieved of the role after a 4-1 defeat.